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THE.
GAZETTE.
KE-NTUQk-
No. 656'
THURSDAY April
LEXINGTON:
printed
pv
Vol. XIL
18, 1799,
JOHN BRADFORD, on main street ; trice Hftlen shillings'per Annums
For The khNTUciv.Y 0iZh.TTi.
I lincerely join with this worthy
be added, that f'o far his ApoRlea did
yourdefireot having alterations niau'
invariably adhere to the principle. J clergyman, in the hope, and expecta-tioin your conllitution ; ir would be ri
1Mb.. Bradford,
Bur on the ochei hand, it cannot be
that chriflianity, by its benign diculous to fuppofc you would so
ON the ift of laa denied, that the precepts of Our
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influence, will iffue in the total abolihaveexeicifed that right, is j"ou had
month, you favoured your ctittomers
and his apolllcs, contained in the tion of flavefy throughout the world, not conceived alteiations abjoiutrty
with an extract ofa letter Faid to be new Teltament conipofe the molt not by violence and injultice, or by neceftaij : 1 he opposition to y on, was
written by a worthy clergyman ; Who, complete code of morals that ever
interfering with civil lights, butbyits no doubt made by those who conceived
y
although he expreifes a becoming
operations on the hearts and conduct no alteration in the gjnuitution was
and were designed to compretor the honor of the sacred
hend and enforce all the duties winch of mankind, in the same manner it neceflary. 1 his opposition commence
doty not appear CO have lludi-ehas accomphfhed all its other good ef- ed at th? eletftiohsin 1797, butdidnofi
we awe to ourselves, and to our
ich much accuracy. You
them
fects. Foi though
men in every country, and withdo not believe put on a formidable appearance nnwill find, on inveihgation, that he has al, to forbid and condemn the oppo-fitthat the individual slave holders in
til the following meeting of cf the gediltorted foiue of their inipcrtant
are guilty of any crime there- neral allembly ; the forced cdnftruc-tio- n
vices.fflthis were not the case,
truths, and advanced some of the chiiftiahity would, inthrutli, be what in ; I have no doubt, that all men,
w hich w as at that
time put
jnolt glaiing errois and inconfiflen-cie- some men have conttibuted to repre-fen- t whether as individuals or communi- meaning of the cohlhtution, by oh tha
fonnA
de, a sew of which I (hall point out
it, ivild enthujiafvi, & licentious
ofthe members of the lower houle
ties, who have either dhectly or
as concisely aspoflible.
in making their fellow and by a majority of the senate, did
votion. It may here be remarked, that
In one sentence, he slates, that it mould have been improper for
men slaves, are chargeable wish one not sail to give general alarm through
to have dueled more than the of the greatelt enormities, and theie-for"for the wifelt purposes, the true reought the state , and notwithstanding;
ligion was confined to a single nation, personal duties. It is a promulgation
fliould at lealt white with others, they Co far carried their point by
for i certain period" ; and in ano- ofthetavvof the ruler of the universe, in bearing the expehce ol removing means of the senate, as to prevent thei
and its object is the temporal & eter- the evil as soon as poffible : But not J paflage of alaw anthorifinir a fecOnd
ther, that " of a truth God is no
of persons : but in every nati- nal interelts of all his f ubjects. B at it iiKe cue acuoes aim rnainees who we otc to be taken, yet (like mdepen-on, he who feaieth in in and worketh was not neceflary orpolhble for it tti lead of :n the gospels, " bind heavy llent freemen, )juflly alarmed for youi
righteoulnefs, is accepted of him." have prescribed rules in civil affairs," burthens, and grievous to be borne," rigms anu privileges you ltepped forDid then the benevolent father of the further than as LOrifcie'nce & morality and Jay them on the fhouldcrs of the ward at tbefucceedingcieCiion, anda
liniverfe, for the penod of fifteen hunare concerned, all which ought to be pYefpnt lave holders, but i efuf'e
s
gain declaied youi will, although
dred years, exclude alj mankind from' legulated as reason and circmnltan-ceslhal- l
to touch the burthens with one
artifice was made ufeof, to proves
salvation but the childien of Israel I
direct. Moreover, the civil of their singers.
that you had lost jour conititutional
but as I only intend particularly to polity of the jews, eilabluhed by God
right so to do, by the neglect ol the
A LAYMAN.
conlider one or two of his dogmas, himself, and recorded in the old
preceding legifluture.
a limilar atTo the Citizens of Fayette County.
which are more immediately confiremaiiu asan example to all
tempt wss again made, at the l.itd
nations, ticim which much political
ned to the principal object of his letffflion ot the general aflembly, and
CAM1LLUS the Roman, was a dicby the eiy same i:tn ; but so gftat a
ter , for a right understanding of iufhuctiou may be deiived.
hen his name is ailumed by majority of vote3 appealed m lavoi1
this important point, it will be
Our worthy 'cleigyman also afl'erts, tator.
a supporter of the proceedings, at Bi y
of a convention, that ituwed even tnd
t refer you to the firit and
that he has not learned, that perpetu
chaptrs of bt. Paul' epiltle to al ferv itatle was authorized b the MA) an's station, we aflociate with the fenateintocouipliante wb the dcclu
laic code. Yet Tie'muft liave lead theL name, the idea of his dictatorial powthe Hon ans.
red general will, io lar astc.give then
This worthy clergyman, aster
twenty-fiftcftapter of Leviticus,, w er. It was afliiined bv the. l.iie lene- - afltnt to a law tor that purpose.
that it is hoiridly facrile-giou- s where the anthority is explefaly and tary of the tieafury, when he defendAster the mediant and Onif m tti ex
to attempt to jultity jlavery indifpntably jivbn. But to avoid the ed the Brnifh treaty and altho lhe ertions of tliey3c n,en tor two inert sc
fiom fciiptuie, admits " tnac Reveimputation ormfinceiity , lie artfully lepublican part of his fellow ciiizms five yeais, to ncpiive you ofthe cxj
did not coincide with him in opinion, trcifeof aiigbt guaranteed to s ou Ly
lation ecognizes the chaiadter, and ails the queilion, " can any be ignothe conftitntion, at which yon havd
points o.it thi. duty of jlaves." Cerrant that the jubilee, which letumed they admited the ingenuity of his
s
they lefpecled bis talents. been so juflly alarmed ; and atttr the
aster itated intervals, tei initiated bontainly, j on will lay, both thel'e
cannot be ti ue tor a duty, in dage through all theiiibei of Iliael; Maa the Xentucky Camillas have had luccefstul rehllance you have made ta
onepaity, netefraiily implies a right and that is any one fcrved beyond iliat ihe same ability, he would not ham thole exertions j can yoa be foicLsrd
less ofyour own rights and the nghta
in the other. Is it be the duty of the season of holy festivity, his servitude let the cat oifi of the bag. Toion-slave to obey, it is the right of the was voluntary ?"' It hcldn.gflaves be tiail the proceedings of the different otyotir poflcnty, as toyield into thff
theretore it can
a ciiiue, I votild enquiie of thU l'pirr meetings in the county of Fayetre, at hands of thole ery men, the power of
malter to command
riot be horrid lacrilege also to deduce tualcafuilt, whrtltei there is any ef-- f Whicil the two tickets were fmmrri
either " altering, amending or re ad
the ight of the mailer, iron) the same lLiHralrdiftercnoe between fifty years 'was certainly a bad attempt to boljie'r opting" that eonltitutipn you have la
fonrce. On the icverfe. Is holding and foiev.ee, fhc time of its duration up a oaa cauie. liter a conhdcrable often declared your wish to have a
slaves, be a crime too horribleto meet, piily excejrted
Certainly is tie be itiuggle, the people have effected 1 mended. & in whirh they ha e so Hie
the fanc'tion of thefrriptures, theriijje judged by his own doctrines, he has then object, the calling a convention. nuoully Opposed you f You can..nt,
I shall in my next addece fucirj-r- . oi3
duties of slaves to their matters, there- cast an indelible blot on the code ol They have it in their power to eec"i
by enjoined, fliould somehow be so Moses. But why wasnot this gentle-n3t- i members to meet in convention, to alas Will leave ho doubt ot the is
con ir rued as to make them void and of
of thcadvocatesof the Brypn slU-tio- n
candid enough to coafefs, that in ter, amend, or
their
Let Us examine whether the
no etfeit ; or is the mailer has not a rite chanter nlluriefl tn., the
resolutions, not only to ptevene
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every amendment to the coiifutt.jua
J ill: righf to his slave, he is indeed Tjf heingteleafed from bondage, 3t the proceedings at Bryan's qr at the Semi-nainrejnofl likely to enfjire to conteniplateil by those who voted lor
guilty ot tne moil pernicious robbery return of tlicjubiiee, was leliticted to
and the molt attiocious usurpation, thole who wore of the tribes of Krael, them the advantages to be derived calling a convention ; but also to
all those of tl e right of fuiFr.'e,
ami 'Us slave can, in confeience, owe and v. as not granted to any others from this convention. At the Semihim no duty whatsoever. This, it is who wcreflavesamonglt tlrem .' This nary, six men were named as proner vvho docs not either poflefs prtfpci.y
to be seared, is a prevailing opinion chapter contains tne whole lubltance. t persons to represent the county in to some certain amount, or a parti"
'est was imposed, no ctilar species of pi opercy.
amoiigft the violent emancipators;
ot the Mosaic code, both with iegardSJVeluJon
and it may be pioper to lefer the to iia. ery and the jubilee, and is so ex- - 'promifc was required. At Bryan's,
An
Elector.
.decision to the ar.fwer which may plicrt, as only to requii e a candid con
at a meeting called to concert uieal Fayette, A til I2th,
1709.
be given to the following question.
fideratioli to be uuderiiood. I shall
a iciui re- "
"6 "
In the seven years lall part, when, thereforewonly further observe, that, foluticins were proposed and adopted,
where, and how often, have the at full view, the word inhabitants in to be imposed as a tell. Johiuwasnot
DUBLIN, December 13.
teachers of this class, been heard to the 10th verse, may be supposed to to be preferred to Tom, nor Tomato
By a gentleman ot rank who arriv
Dick, provided Dick and Tom would
s
ci. force the duties which the
nusan all of every nation who dwelt
agree to be boend by the resolutions ed from London, Tuesday evening
haye enjoinetl on felFvants to in the country ; but by, attending-twe have the following iiiteieftirg;
mailer's .' And it might further tlieturn of the expreifions, and the' which were framed by Philip. As. at lafl,
their
account.
' t,Q
SclITina,7
bo asked, would it not have been the dittinctions which are made in the
'eclaiation ' was
"Captain Seilirg, of the Jason:
highell folly in life Apolllcs to have ther parts of the chapter, it will ap- - ",at'e wI'at 'he amendments ought to
fiigate, cached Loi.don on Saturday
De, no preiumptiun auies that
enjoined on slaves the practice of any peal., that by inhabitants
tlie
he Mine directly from Pans, where he
is to be facriiiced to the prefer-vatiomot al precept, is they had believed,
of Ifiael were intended ; and
wa5-- ptifoner on parole, in order to
of zjpectes ot property.
with our worthy clergyman, that per- that those of other nations' are fliletl
But
as at Bryan's, eziy cficjuial (as it is be exchanged , he reports that on the
petual servitude ' involved a fatal JlrangifS or fejoui ners. It may also
said) ot a good government is laid day o. is leaving Faiis, ati account
neccfiit of being w.meral." But the be noted, that the provisions concernsame worthy clergyman, endeavours ing fcrvants or ftae, does not
down, and the security of the right of was received there that an action beabove the age tween the Fiench and Austrians had
to avoid thi absurdity, by referring
bot follow aster those which fnffi age to all
taken place, on the Rhine, 111
is omitted, theie is danus to that dcclaiation of our blefled refpeel the jubilee ; therefore, by no of twenty-onan attempt of the latter U
ger, that to preserve this species of
faviour, (John xviii. 36) My kingfubtility of conftruc'iipi) can the war11
lelieve Lhieiibfielfen, aid thaG this
dom is not of this woild," which he jorever when applied to slave, in the Lproperty, a property qualification in
action had term'inated in the defeat cf
uc ictjuiicu.
conflrues into an " avowed principle1 46th verse, be liuntted to the" period fiyis.ia,
whether
cjaufe, contained in our present the French, whb had lolt 34000 men
veof the christian religion,'toavoid
of a jubilee , but mult have the same the
."
ry species of interference in cxifting meaqing, which it evidently has, in conflitntion, refpeclingflavery, ought killed, ' amongit whom was gen.
or ought not to be retained, is certaincivjl
lelations ;" and infers, that tlie2;d and poth vej(e$. With oneo-the- r
Captain Sterling futtlier faith,
ly a tiileftion of importance ; but it re
" had chriftianity prononneed either
rematk shall 'conclude this
of more confequehce to the free inenti "thataParifian'joufnalift had vtn-- for or agaiplt .slavery, it would have
'fhrsaiithoiity for holding
10 print mis news, anil so exci
been receding fnun this illulhious
slaves does not appeai to be bite that' ot Kentucky, that thjtt, as well as eve- .luicu difnlenfuie
Ted the
of the
principle." Happy woul.-- l it have of divoicera bai'e permiflion granted ry other queilion, fliould be determinhimself, his press
oild, is this hail been to the children ol Jfrael, because of ed in the convention, by their reprefen. that nor only'immediatejy find papeta
been for the
Were
the firii attempt to coneit the
the harclnefs of thejr liefjftf " elfeour tatitres, & not by the Speaking Figures all the persons who had fci2ed, bac
bought ir
into a ncfe of wax ' Let tri faviour vvould IiIlvc q'dfjjied the er' of the Brvan's llation ineeiin.T, v
read his pqpers wei can efted ; and
compaie the text under confiderstion, ror: neitnci qocs it fimsr that the Jif it is done by persons of the lafl; de
.
captain Sterling,
with the hiltoiy of the tranfacflion 'permiflion was a ptculaau picvilencj.scription, anno LamilJus having let have been an auditor,- who chanced to
was carefnlly
with which it is connected, as related grarfted to that (peojije ; 'because A. lout the cat, is well worthy of the'ho- - searched lest
he should carry a copy of
nor, tnat tne people would really hold
by all the sour evangelifl, and it will bialiain, Isaac apt! Jacobiwere godthe Journahto England.'
THE BAG.
be sound to intend nothingroore than ly men, and wcfefaolneiCwith
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charge, with
afimnle denial of the
divine communiVar.)on.s, withReady Money
which our faviour was acculed, That out being lefliaincd or repfoved for,
To the INDPENDENT
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lie hail set himself up, in oppofitionto holding a mtilt.tnde of
Rut.
qiven For good clean
of FAYETTE.
ke the king of the Jews.
by the way, it should be iijjiwledg-'- f
Cifar, 10
MERCHANTABLE WHEAT
.But vi!l fdmit tlrat this declaration
ed, that by the MoiEffcJayYynia'ii lteal-- j Feliov Citizens,
dnes also ui')'i , a pi ceflation against ing was to be punulfcdi byf fleath ; so
IN two furcclDve Delivered at my Mill, three miles be.
ri'
all defigi s ct relifting the civil autho-ritthat the amhoiny givei) i3?nnly to elections, a very larce maioiity of von low Lexington.
or ot chanyg the political
hold slaves who VFre?aiclv hoc ght in the eiercife of a conftkm'onal
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